On October 23, the second session of the National Assembly continued hearing reports, review reports and debates on several bills, including amendments to the Law on Corporate Income Tax, the Law on Non-Agricultural Land Use Tax and the Law on Personal Income Tax. In the morning, the Minister of Finance presented 5 bills: the consolidated Law on State Budget, the amended Law on Bidding, the amended and supplemented Law on Investment, the three tax law amendments, and the amended Law on Requisition and Purchase of Assets. The Minister of Justice presented the draft Law on Legislation and a report on implementing Resolution No. 206/2025/QH15 on special mechanisms to address difficulties caused by legal provisions. Committee chairs then presented review reports, and group discussions followed in the morning and afternoon.
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Original headline: Hôm nay, Quốc hội thảo luận sửa 3 luật về thuế
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